A headline move to United from Bologna in July was followed by scoring on his debut for his new club in August and getting a goal in his first start for his country, the Netherlands, in September against Bosnia & Herzegovina.
But the 23-year-old forward is showing no signs of being overawed by his quick succession of monumental achievements.
"Well, I'm just very thankful that it's happened. Now, it's on to the next one, then on to the next one," he told United Review, in typically understated fashion. "You can't really hang in the past for too long.